THE ENGLISH F.A CUP

THE ENGLISH FA CUP


HISTORY

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. It is sponsored by E.ON, and is therefore officially known as the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.

The FA Cup was first held in 1871–72, and is the oldest association football competition in the world. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament and even theoreotically win the Cup, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. The holders of the FA Cup are Chelsea, who beat fellow Premier League side Everton
in the 2009 final on 30 May 2009

CLUB
WIN - LAST FINAL WON
RUNNERS UP - LAST FINAL LOST

Manchester United
11 -2004
7 -2007

Arsenal
10 -2005
7 -2001

Tottenham Hotspur
8 -1991
1 -1987

Liverpool
7 -2006
6 -1996

Aston Villa
7 -1957
3 -2000

Newcastle United
6 -1955
7 -1999

Blackburn Rovers
6 -1928
2 -1960

Everton
5 -1995
8 -2009

West Bromwich Albion
5 -1968
5 -1935

Chelsea
5 -2009
4 -2002

Wanderers
5 -1878
0

Manchester City
4 -1969
4 -1981

Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 -1960
4 -1939

Bolton Wanderers
4 -1958
3 -1953

Sheffield United
4 -1925
2 -1936

Sheffield Wednesday
3 -1935
3 -1993

West Ham United
3 -1980
2 -2006

Preston North End
2 -1938
5 -1964

Old Etonians
2 -1882
4 -1883

Portsmouth
2 -2008
2 -1934

Sunderland
2 -1973
2 -1992

Nottingham Forest
2 -1959
1 -1991

Bury
2 -1903
0
Huddersfield Town
1 -1922
4 -1938

Southampton
1 -1976
3 -2003

Leeds United
1 -1972
3 -1973

Derby County
1 -1946
3 -1903

Royal Engineers
1 -1875
3 -1878

Oxford University
1 -1874
3 -1880

Blackpool
1 -1953
2 -1951

Cardiff City
1 -1927
2 -2008

Burnley
1 -1914
2 -1962

Charlton Athletic
1 -1947
1 -1946

Barnsley
1 -1912
1 -1910

Notts County
1 -1894
1 -1891

Clapham Rovers
1 -1880
1 -1879

Wimbledon
1 -1988
0

Coventry City
1 -1987
0

Ipswich Town
1 -1978
0
Bradford City
1 -1911
0

Blackburn Olympic
1 1883
0

Old Carthusians
1 -1881
0

Leicester City
0
4 -1969

Birmingham City
0
2 -1956

Queen's Park
0
2 -1885

Millwall
0
1 -2004

Middlesbrough
0
1 -1997

Crystal Palace
0
1 -1990

Watford
0
1 -1984

Brighton and Hove Albion
0
1 -1983

Queens Park Rangers
0
1 -1982

Fulham
0
1 -1975

Luton Town
0
1 -1959

Bristol City
0
1 -1909